Don't Make This Common Lens Buying Mistake!

You were about to buy a lens without doing this?! Oh man. Let's talk a little bit about the best lenses, what to look for as we compare a very popular zoom vs superior primes. Canon C100 Mark II in 2024. Yes it's still the best cinema camera. Testing the Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L lens vs the 24mm f1.4, 85mm f1.2 and 135mm f2. Zoom vs Prime. Trying each prime at f4 then wide open. 3D pop, microcontrast will win our hearts and the cinema will be ours. Is adapting lenses worth it over native?
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[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

You look like a total psychopath with your shirt buttoned all the way up... I absolutely love it 😂🎉

[@davidszep3488]

Have you ever tried low element vintage glasses like Zeiss Tessar(4) Coop triplet lens like TTArtisan 100mm F2.8, or SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 (6element) maybe you find some hidden gem with better microcontrast...more 3D pop? 🤔 These are cheap hobo m42 lenses, you can adapt them with any milc system.

[@Fessoid]

Why did you started your video on a green screen? :D

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

@@cameraconspiracies I see my comment got deleted... What you don't think you look like a total psychopath with your shirt buttoned all the way up lol 🤣

[@Fessoid]

Kasey, i don't see a beatifullness of this zoom. Maybe another one, but is too sharpy & edgy in my opinion. 135 mm won this show

[@iamionscat9035]

12:40 the speech was FLAWLESSLY timed with the camera finding focus when you said "Cannon". Chef's kiss.

[@daviddrew7624]

That c100 mk11 image is among the best I've seen on your channel, you will never beat the older cameras, some of the best images you've shot, great video, 👌

[@Windsurfingaddict]

At 15.12 minutes no pop needed, almost poked my eyes out 🤣🤣🥳🥳🥳

[@Lance_MadCat]

Could not agree more!

[@matthadenmusic]

"we're 3D popping in a world we don't even belong in". That had me dying.

[@classic.cameras]

I bought the 55 zeiss because of him. And I LOVE IT!!!!!

[@jimgiraffe5253]

the slow motion at 6:34 is just outstanding. round of applause 🍉

[@androidemulator6952]

.."hard to focus .." LOL

[@pauls3075]

I cant clap with only one hand, don't ask what the other one is doing.

[@DansEarway]

15:09

[@IO470N]

@@DansEarway The mammaries of a lifetime.

[@WTFungus]

3D pop dem tiddies

[@xx-ip7ej]

The real lens-buying mistake would be not buying through your affiliate links.

[@noordstede6408]

Actually the real real buying mistake has to be this paul bunyan shirt

[@prokopbuben7721]

Cant believe this old camera focuses better than my xh2-s on firmware 7.0

[@JohnRoth-f9e]

Within the context of this video, this was nothing short of amazing. The video editing, the information and the entertainment were all superb. Highly recommended. So good.

[@mdenjoyer831]

i stopped watching at 15:10 after getting blown out by that 4D pop

[@londenard]

Oh, it was 3D pop... DDD, in fact... Wow! Nice lens.

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

I feel sad when seeing such artificial augmented 3D pop, has to be real in my opinion or it doesn’t count.

[@londenard]

@@abavariannormiepleb9470 Dang! Now that you've replied, I'm obligated to watch that segment again to evaluate your position on the matter. Sigh, the demands of an honorable existence...

[@chrisbrown8748]

My favorite and most consistent KZbinr🙌🏽

[@donaldobrien9171]

"consistent " except for his diet, as on vegetable police

[@Romafedorov]

I think that having a lens with character (3D pop or whatever you want to call it) is far less important than filming in good lighting and properly exposing, white balancing, color grading, and composing your shots. If you're just starting out, it's better to get a cheap zoom, practice, improve, and then, once you get somewhat good, invest in a lens with a character you like. I love lenses with character, but if your lighting and composition suck, your shot will look bad no matter what lens you use. Just my 2 cents.

[@drchtct]

What is the Canon autofocus worth when you walk into a room with it and everyone runs from you because you look like a 2006 paparazzi with that clunky ugly thing in your hand. Would you drive a good car that is ugly? Exactly, me neither

[@evenhandedcommentor6102]

My favorite clip portion of this or any other video Kasey has done starts at 8:43 where he is "filming women who definitely want to be filmed guaranteed". 🤣🤣🤣 The woman with the blonde streaked red hair looked like she was so happy, she was going to scream with joy....okay, maybe just scream "PERVERT", or something equally joyful. What I would like to see is how Kasey is positioning his camera. How obvious is it that he is filming? I will say that plenty of women scrupulously avoid eye contact, so it's not so difficult if you aren't totally obvious. Since I haven't done this kind of "camera work", I have no idea where to draw the line. So, instead of constantly yammering about lens choice or camera choice, maybe it's time to describe "fieldcraft". How do get video's of elusive "wild" life on city streets, without being attacked by dangerous subjects.

[@2cats1guy]

I wish there was an adapter that could take old A-mount or Minolta lenses and make them autofocus with E-mount. The Sony AE-5 or whatever only works with photos for focusing. I have some old Minolta lenses that have a “look” to them from the 90’s. microcontrast and a wonderful yellow “retro” tint to them. Gah…

[@QuicknStraight]

The thing about the zoom is it's consistency of exposure and colour. If you're switching between primes from different manufacturers is their inconsistency with each other. And, of course, you only have to take one lens with you, instead of several primes and also don't have to keep swapping them on and off. That's before you even mention the pain of manually focusing all the time. EF/EF-S lenses work great when adapted to my EOS M100. So, yeah, I have a bunch of vintage manual primes but, BUT, I use them (adapted) for photography, not video, on my Olympus and Lumix bodies. If I shoot video, I use AF lenses.

[@AprilClayton]

Lusting after gear is costly but the high is real.

[@slam_down]

** The real 3D POP started at 15:01 and peaked at 15:10 ** 👌💯

[@iamionscat9035]

If anything is worth a 3D Pop lens it's this. 100%

[@titaniumben9923]

Watching a guy talk about nothing in a car park was worth it

[@FPVwineUK]

15:10 that shit gets you arrested in the UK :')

[@pauls3075]

Walking around with a camera in your boxer shorts will get you arrested in most countries. Canada is clearly more liberal than we thought.

[@BrownDaddy007]

After months of listening to you harp on about how awesome the A7s3 was, I dropped £3K (British pounds, not your Canadian pesetas) buying one. Now you crushed my realised dream with this video. I'll never buy one of your t-shirts now, "bro." 😔

[@kriXoff75]

8:42 look like she was mad 😁 Can't stop repeating but the canon 85mm is crazy.

[@thebentzenable]

06:34 I'm buying that setup 🤗

[@ReiDoesIt]

First time I've made first comment! :-D Great video as usually. For me you buy into lenses and then body follows.

[@viranimediakenya3272]

15:09 the slow motion is Phillip Boomisque..

[@clarenceoveur9497]

That Canon C100 MKII is something special. Congrats mate!

[@jolladevices]

14:10 so at this point of the Quest we should get back to the old good EF "L" lenses... 😅

[@BlazedVISION]

Since I got my Zeiss 55 1.8 there's no way back, especially in automotive content, where 3D pop is even more noticeable. So I ended up doing almost entire aftermovie on this lens.

[@sidburn2385]

My conclusion, boobs in Canada are the same. 😂

[@FPVwineUK]

Hahaha

[@tptrsn]

Native AF lenses for the Sony system with 3D pop are definitely something I would appreciate. Currently my super sharp E-mount Sigma 24-70 F/2.8 is hard to beat overall. But on occasion I do see the pop in other (manual focus) lenses...

[@ml.2770]

That blond was 3d popping.

[@roytore5062]

You beat me to it... The other one as well

[@ShadesOClarity]

Behind: Dave Grohl's sister and, not so much.

[@iamionscat9035]

My wife would criticize me if I tried to wear a plad shirt and different plad pants. I think it's fine, they both have blue in them.

[@cameraconspiracies]

Looking back at the video, I think she's right lol.

[@iamionscat9035]

Ehh, as long as they are the same color, they match. Green matches green, blue matches blue... But she does know this about me and tends to pick out my clothes. Lol

[@theexxecutionah8872]

I’ve been a 3D pop club member for 3 years now. Never give up and never back down!

[@classic.cameras]

Oh come on dude. You already have the Canon R5 MKII and 600mm f11 in a shopping cart and for sale photos of your Nikon stuff ready to go on your desktop, don't yeah? 😉😆

[@michaelnewmanphotography]

24-105 is such a great focal range. I don’t use it often but I keep it for school portraits. I want the 28-70 f/2 though. 😊

[@oliverdesouza5741]

The 85-135mm range shots looked better, almost as if they would call that portrait focal length. The 135mm has the nicest treatment. The 24-105 is soft and out of focus mostly.

[@a_deep_breath_in]

15:09 😊

[@35mmOn35mm]

For science, it would be interesting to see you try the autofocus Leica M to Nikon Z adapter. Then adapting m39/m42 lens to M mount and then onto Nikon for the vintage lens + autofocus 👀

[@wattage2007]

15:11 My goodness! Some 3D pop there for sure.

[@jimmay8627]

Autofocus must have been off for that opening clip with the 24-105. Was 4 feet behind you the whole time. Love the look of that EF 135 t2 though. I'll never let go of mine.

[@yawningmarmot]

You're rigth, adapting lenses is a pain in the ass every time. The only lenses worth adapting are manual ones because everything works :)

[@MikeC2K10]

You know what really makes a film clip cinematic is that there is a guy whose only job is to pull focus, and another guy whose only job is to pull aperture, and another guy whose only job is to point the camera. You need three Kaseys.

[@mustachadon]

We gonna talk about those calcium cannons @ 15:10?

[@xx-ip7ej]

Some serious 3d pop 🥛

[@fiver-hoo]

I tip my hat to another man of culture

You mean plastic balls?

[@RandumbTech]

“No one cares about any of this”. Dropping straight facts today. 🤣

[@zdenkoboskovic4532]

I liked this episode A LOT.

[@SingleTrack66]

I can’t believe you hold The Angry Photographer in such high regard. He’s never ever taken a decent photo. He doesn’t know how to edit. He’s the most extreme case of Kruger Dunning I have ever come across. He genuinely believes that every atomic physicist in the world doesn’t know what they are on about and he does. He pretends to have friends. He only has two shirts. He has a pathological hatred of Sony and sigma. He has more lenses than god but doesn’t use them and I’m fairly certain he bases all his reviews on what other people have said before.

[@dccoletrain]

I wasn’t sure after that first Canon video… but you seem to have figured that camera out now.

[@geopomelo1890]

I see why 3d pop lenses and wildlife videography training were needed. They were both essential to capture these moments on the street

[@thebentzenable]

I agree 💯% with you Kasey. I love the old EF glass and I love to buy cameras more 😀

[@mihaidavid359]

6:32 Yes... 3D pop could be real. 🤔 Edit: 15:07 Yep!!! is real.... 😎

[@FPVwineUK]

Hahahaha

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

Have you tried adding auto-focus to your manual vintage lenses with a DJI Focus Pro with LiDAR? I find that tech fascinating and the current second generation has improved a lot.

[@philcupper]

These videos on the C100mk2 are some of your best videos yet. Love the image.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

One reason the 24mm looks better than the 24-105mm was when you moved back and then forward the C100 didn't refocus You're out of focus. If you look at the split screen 1:20 you can see the branches behind you to the left is what's in focus. As a result the 24 prime background has a softer more pleasing blur and you are sharp and clean looking giving it more pop. It's not to say the prime isn't better.

[@GLu-qc6vn]

Brilliant catch! You seek the anomaly and we can learn from it. Merci.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

@@GLu-qc6vn Thx. I have doctorate in Pixel Peeping. 😄

[@cameraconspiracies]

Yea that lens seems to focus hunt quite a bit.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

@@cameraconspiracies Next episode I'll fly up to Canada and pull focus for you. 😝

[@phynx2006]

Wow "I wish your Mom wasn't real" that one cuts deep. On another note the Canon EF Lenses are some of the best, this my friend is true 😍 That 24-105mm f4 is butter 👍👍 The Canon C100 Mark II is looking good👀

[@krazywabbit]

going to be an adult and not comment on the pop my eyes did during certain slo mo segments

[@meekacumen]

this setup you have is my favourite

[@charliejg]

Interesting comparison... Love that 85mm and 135mm look opened up. I have the OG XF56 T1.2 and the XF90 T2 and just love them. I think that location for the VP video about bread would have been better for this video. That lake footage would have been epic. What if you got an FX3? Could start a war? Nice comparison here. Have a great weekend.

[@ofthenearfuture]

I have the Canon FD 80-200 f4 L and really love it, using it as my only tele on a Fuji X-S10 for landscape and wildlife (as much as you can do at 300mm). Manual focus has been just fine for what I do, plus I'm poor so a fringer and EF L glass is outside my budget lol. I know your conclusion about AF in this video, but have you used any Canon FD lenses in the past?

[@greatwhite1958]

Swapping the Nikon 600mm to the canon f11 one would be a backward step I think. F11 is a joke maximum aperture. The canon won’t be nearly as good for wildlife compared to the Nikon glass.

[@joelmartin520]

The toneh of the 135mm looks so smooth, 135 wins. 85mm is no slouch either.

[@Bill-NM]

Since we just seemed to determine that F4 has too little toneh, and F1.2 sometimes has too much, where is the sweet spot? 1.4? 2.0? 2.8? For example Canon makes a 24/2.8 USM that is smaller/lighter/cheaper than the 24/1.4 - might that substitute for some large percentage of the 1.4's use cases? Of course the 3D pop is THE most important "use case".

[@armouros]

14:44 the reveal at the end !that you are in your underwear the hole time.

[@titaniumben9923]

Lol I was thinking the same thing

[@thebentzenable]

I would love for you to test the 600 T11. I'm saving up for it 🙏🙏🙏👍👍🤝

[@xx-ip7ej]

15:07 dio mio 🥺

[@Panotaker]

Nipskies!

[@LiveMyJourneyTom]

I went into the rabbit hole that was adapting ef glass to Canon. Don’t go there. Same ef lenses with OIS worked a little bit worse with r8 than none native BM6KFF with L mount to EF adapter. The supposedly decent rolling shutter resulted in a lot of weird warping of the image while stabilised. When I tried the electronic stabilisation it completely didn’t work with ef OIS. All the footage could go straight into the bin. I thought that possibly getting R6II with ibis would help, but that made things worse. The footage is full of micro shakes on telephoto end. It can’t be stabilised in post as it gets super warpy. One the wide end canons are simply abysmal. No wonder they quote stabilisation value to be different in the centre of image and in corners. As you can imagine the image is a warpy mess straight out of camera. Nothing can be done do help. I’m pulling an eject lever from this Canon platform and getting the ZV-E1 again.

[@JohnAdorjan]

The 24 to 105 is a great lens and a workhorse even only down to 4.0.

[@Martin_G]

Bold wardrobe choice! Hobo life on the rails.

[@Sk8Wine]

I recently bought the 24-105 f4... There is a reason most videographers get this do it all lens. It keeps amazing me on my S5 for video work, plus f4 is equivalent to f2 M43s and that is plenty Bokeh. As you proved in this video.

[@DavidGlasford]

I thought you looked best at 105mm toneh 4 but what do I know

[@ShadesOClarity]

Kasey Creepin' around with Canon.

[@el0blaino]

I liked the flashback montage with the other lenses on the hillside overlooking the water - the "3d pop" ones - pleasing images. WIth the 24-105 Zoom you looked like you were in front of a green screen, there was like a weird ripple around you, maybe you were about to be sucked into another dimension by space marauders. Total trash until you got to 85mm (good) and 105mm (really good). But agree, crushed by the primes. Yes, the 24-105 worked in studio- but I just don't think I'd want to lug around a zoom outside, too much thinking required. Then again I am almost entirely doing photography - I need all my thinking power to create existential narratives to accompany my art.

[@Kobrar44]

Have you ever tried rifle stocks for cameras? I have the vintage photosniper, and it is ridiculous how good the contraption works. The camera obviously doesn't shoot video, but the frequency of jitter decreases by orders of magnitude. Actually, I should measure that maybe.

[@Localtraveler2376]

The canon lens has some pop. Please buy the new canon so we can watch you complain about the codecs when you edit 😂

[@blitzstormer]

Huge cans alert @15:11

[@PatrickSmeaton]

Is the number 1 key on your keyboard broke?

[@TommyJonesProductions]

I'm happy that I've avoided auto-focus. Haven't used it since my old T6i with kit lenses.

[@TK421-53]

On topic, the original 25-105mm L might not be perfect, but it is versatile unlike the primes. So that single zoom could be used for all those shots, whereas the primes excelled in their faster apertures and arguably more pleasing character. So the winner is you, because you have both the versatility of the zoom and the specialty of the primes, enhanced by the improvements of the EOS R system - while also being able to use EF mount bodies.

[@shadowrevival]

Hi Kasey you might like HELIOS 44M6, it has 3D POP, Simple rough design, made by USSR too, very unique character with swirly bokeh!

[@evgeniylivevlog7619]

great camera canon c100 ii

[@TheRacingChannel97]

The first part of the video confused my brain it was in focus, but at the same time, it wasn't the prime is definitely the way to go...

[@stephenartnermusic]

Get the Canon R5ii!

[@fredbassett8662]

Kasey will have a video titled "Canon Sucks" by the end of the year, if history is any guide. Here for every tantrum and rant, much love.

[@thissidetowardscreen4553]

Camera Conspiracies has "Gone Plaid"

[@ThroughJoesLens]

Looking a little like a Tony Northrup disciple in a couple of those segments, too much toneh… 😱😂

[@ZekeFilms]

Why not try the DJI FOCUS PRO kit for the manual lenses?

[@johnherzel718]

I would love to see a Knaf's pocket knife with 2 blades, one spear point the other serrated, along with a cap lifter/flat blade and a fold out phillips screwdriver. Add the very nice tweezers and metal toothpick like you showed us today and I will buy it! 2.5"&2" blades would be perfect in a 2 layer configuration, sort of a mash up of the Buck Canoe and the Benchmade Weekender. D2 steel or better and we have a dream knife! I can dream! (Ok Kickstarter anyone?) Right!

[@Bluewave42]

Do the pyjamas help the focussing?

[@TewaAya]

Lidar is the only consistent enough system to fix canon autofocus. The cheapest I've seen is 500 usd for the "focus" only. It the 700$ dji one for focus, zoom and toneh.

[@FlatWaterFilms]

You have so much talent.

[@bitspacemusic]

I ordered an f/11 lens this morning. It has adjustable light leaks. The cinema is ours.. next week.

[@jazzafficianado]

Woah, I hadn't seen the Hollister logo in forever. Makes me wanna go fire up season 1 of the OC and rip some holes in my jeans. Put affiliate links to your clothes also.

[@mdenjoyer831]

For someone that has no gear, would you suggest canon or the ZVE1? mainly for travel video with shots like you do in nature

[@Classic_Charm]

Man I laughed so hard after hearing your first couple second joke 😂

[@Jambo1999]

Getting the Sigma 50mm 1.4 for Sony soon.

[@ledheavy26]

Rip A7s3. At first I thought the idea of the c100 MK2 was going to be a bad idea, even though I love camcorder style cameras. I have to say it is a fantastic looking image with your L lenses even though it lacks the 10bit. Edit to add: Isn't there a Leica M mount adapter that gives autofocus on manual glass? I think they may only be Sony at the moment but that could be another rabbit hole for Leica and Voigtlander SMALL full frame lenses.

[@Panotaker]

After watching your last few videos on the C100, I think the 5Dmk4 can get the same image, with better auto focus since it is 2 years newer. The C100 wins with the built in NDs, and the flippy screen. The 6d mk2 has probably better auto focus than both plus has a flippy screen, but no NDs, but I have never used it. Your C100 footage looks a little dark to me. If I ever upgrade my A7S3, I would get a C70.

[@MyFriendlyPup]

C70 is like 5k bro. This is $850 cinema c100 mk ii.

[@Panotaker]

@@MyFriendlyPup I’m talking a used c70 which you can get for around $3 to $3500. I have a A7S3 I can sell and some other stuff, so it’s not going to cost me much if any.

[@ledheavy26]

He could also use Magic Lantern on the 5d/6d series. I think the 5dmiii is supposed to be good for it's processing power for ML.

[@estebanalvarado1170]

Get the 35-150 mm f2-2.8 for sony e mount but it's a tamron lense lol 😅

[@ArmchairExpert76]

Those mountains were 3D popping

[@transamericanlife]

In Hawaii I believe there's a law that requires you to wear floral print at all times. Is there a lot similar in Canada or you have to wear plaid?

[@castlev]

Have you tried something like the Techart TZM-02 on Nikon? You can adapt a lot of manual lenses to it and have full autofocus (and its different modes).

[@cameraconspiracies]

They sent me their EF to Z adapter, but it doesn't work on the Z6 III. Been waiting a month for them to fix it with a firmware.

[@castlev]

@@cameraconspiracies gotcha. I recently got the tzm-02 which is leica m to nikon z and it works surprisingly well (i have a Nikon Zf). The cool thing about having the leica m version is that you can stack adapters. So for example the nikon 105mm 2.5 works if you have a nikon f to leica m adapter on top of the techart. Its cool stuff.

[@iamionscat9035]

The train tracks illustrate FE

[@iamionscat9035]

13:22 "it's all flat." Kasey forgot to add "like the Earth"